Last week’s consecutive down days have been bad for the bulls, particularly those that seem to think that the uptrend is in tact.

not sure about what u guys think but for me we might see some non direction or a rebound here. Normal 5 days down days have been followed by strong rebound. Alot of technicians are speaking about the head and shoulders pattern. This points to a sustain downtrend. However, people making some short term shorts might feel this is a good place to take profit.

Same for the $EEM.Lower highs is never a good sign here. I am just wondering if this could turn out to be a continuation pattern.

The gold mining stock index, like the general equities market is also in a down trend. the oversold stochastic reading could bring a sharp rebound. im not sure if i wanna trade that rebound.

According to the mining investment news site Mineweb, billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros was significantly active in the mining sector last quarter. Mineweb’s Dorothy Kosich wrote earlier today:

Über investor George Soros stocked up on potash mining shares during the second quarter, increased his Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold holdings by more than 1,600%, invested in the world’s largest uranium miner, Cameco, and dumped his holdings in Apex Silver, CVRD and Southern Copper.

Documents filed with the SEC revealed that among the gold companies in which Soros Fund Management maintained its holdings during the second quarter were AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick, and Newmont.

Soros Fund increased its holdings in Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. by 2568%… The fund also enhanced its Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold holdings by 1608%…

Among the fund’s new purchases was Canadian uranium miner Cameco… as well as CONSOL Energy Inc., the largest U.S. producer of high-Btu bituminous coal… The fund also initiated holdings in Intrepid Potash, the largest U.S. potash producer…

The Soros Fund reduced to its holdings in IAMGOLD Corp. by 23.3%… Soros reduced to his holdings in Alpha Natural Resources Inc., a Central Appalachian coal producer, by 46.95%…

Meanwhile, the fund sold out its holdings in the world’s largest iron miner, Brazil’s Vale (previously CVRD), as well as its holdings in U.S. silver producer Apex Silver Mines, and also in Southern Copper Corp.